Last month, as the Hurricanes worked to put the finishing touches on what would end up becoming a top-10 recruiting class, Miami’s coaches found themselves also having to do a different kind of recruiting — with some their current players.
Knowing Miami was losing defensive tackle Anthony Moten and defensive ends Chad Thomas and Trent Harris to graduation, coaches from Mark Richt to defensive coordinator Manny Diaz to defensive line coach Craig Kuligowski met extensively with tackles RJ McIntosh and Kendrick Norton, hoping they could convince the two talented juniors to bypass the NFL draft and return to Miami for their senior seasons.